Hidden gems: Beaches in Honolulu

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in Honolulu. This list contains 81 places from Beach category.

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Wailea Beach
Beach
👍👍 Nice beach with an easy accessible beach path as well. Not super crowded.
5.00 (16 reviews) (~162.14 km from centre)
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Moku‘Auia Beach
Beach
👍👍 Most beautiful beach I have ever seen in my life! Perfect for surfing, body boarding or splashing around.
5.00 (15 reviews) (~40.3 km from centre)
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Outrigger Canoe Club Beach
Beach
👍👍 My parents are members and this spot is very nice ! They even have a mama seal that lays on the private beach ! I was surprised the food was so affordable in the swimming and lunch area ! Service was excellent and the staff was so friendly! The beach area is very small but we made it work with all t...
5.00 (6 reviews) (~5.99 km from centre)
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Waikīkī Beach Center
Beach
👍👍 Lovely calm beach. Located infront of the Hyatt. It's more of a giant swimming pool, as the rock wall blocks any waves. It gets very crowded during the day. It's convenient, and nice, but there are much nicer beaches on Oahu!
4.90 (58 reviews) (~4.68 km from centre)
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Banzai Beach
Beach
👍👍 There used to be a Google listing for Banzai Pipeline but it has disappeared. Maybe it is because they want to keep this place a secret from the tourists. This is one of the most beautiful tranquil beaches in the world. I am not exaggerating. I can understand why they would want to keep it from...
4.90 (21 reviews) (~45.22 km from centre)
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Waioli Beach
Beach
4.90 (21 reviews) (~197.43 km from centre)
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Makana Beach
Beach
👍👍 What a cool beach! On one side there were people surfing some nice waves and we were like right there in the water next to it not getting any of those waves hitting us. It's like the waves stick to one side. It was really cool. Got the occasional nice wave on our side but nothing like what they were...
4.90 (17 reviews) (~42.4 km from centre)
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Wailea Beach
Beach
👍👍 The best beach on Maui 🙂
4.90 (16 reviews) (~162.17 km from centre)
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Wailea Beach
Beach
👍👍 This was in walking distance to our condo. The walking path was a great way to see all of the beachfront and get some good photos. My family and I came here 3 evenings to see the sunset. Beautiful beach. Absolutely gorgeous.
4.90 (15 reviews) (~161.66 km from centre)
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Kahala Hilton Beach
Beach
👍👍 This is my favorite beach on Oahu! It is a hotel driven area however the beach is public access there is a beautiful little bar should you want a beverage but not want to haul all your stuff out to the beach. The water is always calm calm and the water levels don’t reach your clavicle until a good 1...
4.90 (15 reviews) (~9.32 km from centre)
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Kahuku Golf Course Beach
Beach
👍👍 Absolutely gorgeous hidden gem!
4.90 (8 reviews) (~42.74 km from centre)
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Kaaawa Beach
Beach
👍👍 Kaawa Beach is one of my favorite beaches in North Shore, Ohau, Hawaii. This beach is absolutely beautiful. If you're looking for Emerald-like color water and soft sand (barely see broken shells) beach, Kaaawa Beach is the one you are looking for! Calm water and nice sunlight let you have a nap and...
4.80 (120 reviews) (~27.19 km from centre)
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Pokai Bay Beach
Beach
👍👍 Beautiful beach. I call this the “west side Waikiki.” Lots of locals. Best place to throw a birthday party. There’s a playground for children. There’s showers and lots of places to barbecue. The bathrooms aren’t too clean but there are a lot of people sharing it so that can be expected. Great food p...
4.80 (68 reviews) (~37.59 km from centre)
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Kualoa Beach
Beach
👍👍 Absolutely stunning beach, little to no tourists, everything you thought Hawaii nae is, was, and will be.
4.80 (42 reviews) (~26.12 km from centre)
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Ala Moana Beach
Beach
👍👍 Love this section of the beach. You can see Diamond Head from here as well as the Waikiki skyline plus downtown Honolulu. It’s also less crowded on this side of the beach. A volleyball court is nearby along with outdoor showers and even another L&L Barbecue. Love it…
4.80 (37 reviews) (~1.64 km from centre)
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Kapalaoa Beach
Beach
👍👍 Home beach of our resident Hawaiian Monk Seals that come up on the beach to sun and rest between feeding adventures. For all visitors, please obey the signs posted in the area to stay a safe distance from them, usually there is a local guide onsite when the seals are there to educate and guard our r...
4.80 (32 reviews) (~34.34 km from centre)
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Puau
Beach
👍👍 It’s an amazing beach! The views is beautiful. The only thing is the beach is still closed 😭 they have no life guards and the parking lot is still closed.
4.80 (24 reviews) (~48.65 km from centre)
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Kaipukaihina
Beach
👍 Draught is over so a little mud got moved around recently. This is still one of my favorite picks for a "family" beach. Smallish waves lots of shallows, great for just chilling.
4.80 (18 reviews) (~156.51 km from centre)
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Hale Aha Beach
Beach
4.80 (15 reviews) (~32.82 km from centre)
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Swanzy Beach
Beach
👍👍 Hang out here for a bit and hiked across to Makaua falls trail lower part of the mountain. Pretty easy and short until we climb using a rope to go up the falls❤
4.80 (9 reviews) (~27.98 km from centre)
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